China Inn

Five Stars from me is hard to earn, but, for Chinese takeout, China Inn really deserves the rating. We are new to the area, and China Inn was the second local Chinese restaurant we tried, after Panda Garden several weeks ago. China Inn was 2 stars better than Panda Garden. The fried dumplings were great at both places, but quite different – the wrapper was thinner at Panda Garden, which I liked, but the dumpling at China Inn was closer to home made, and it had more filling. The lo-​mein at China Inn was far superior to Panda Garden – it was «saucier,» and had lots more flavor. One of my favorites is egg foo young, which we didn’t try at Panda Garden. The egg foo young at China Inn is as good as it gets, and the fried rice that came with it was better than the fried rice elsewhere – it wasn’t just rice with a bit of soy sauce on it; it had veggies I could see, and chunks of pork. I’m glad we found China Inn, as it is closer to home, and, with the exception of a tie on dumplings, the food we’ve tried at China Inn is overall superior to Panda Garden.

My husband and I order all the time. Service is always fine and the food is always hot and tasty. The décor leaves a little to be desired but overall it’s a regular stop for us.

Hit or miss, so watch what you order. Very little authentic Chinese cuisine to be found here, but they do justice to American favorites like beef and broccoli. Some selections are oversauced and underspiced, so tell them how you like it when you order. This place could be better, though it’s not terrible. I hate to damn with faint praise, but there you have it.

Eek! Methinks not… truer words were never uttered by Unilocal.China Inn is the sole Chinese place I have found in Pittsboro and it leaves much to be desired. I tried the chicken and broccoli and my boyfriend tried the general tso’s chicken. Mine was not all bad… the chicken was a little mushy but overall decent with a good amount of veg. I actually quite enjoyed the friend rice (two stars for that). The general tso’s not so much. Fried chicken at Chinese restaurants is always hit and miss, we missed completely here. It was soggy and unappealing. The egg rolls were also super tiny and in spring roll wrappers.
I love Chinese Food Sunday, but its on haitus until we find a better Chinese place.